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Central Intermediate School

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Central Intermediate School ranks 1300 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

1300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Central Intermediate School is a public elementary school located in Roxana, Illinois, serving 328 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Roxana CUSD 1 district, which is ranked 552 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Intermediate School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school struggles with performance across various student subgroups, with its ranking for African American students particularly low, in the bottom 30% of Illinois schools. Central Intermediate School also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.8% to 27.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, Central Intermediate School's proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) are consistently below state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 24.8% to 43.4% in ELA and 24.8% to 42.6% in Math, compared to state averages of 38.5% to 54.6% in ELA and 36.5% to 49.6% in Math. When compared to nearby schools, such as Parkside Primary School and Meadowbrook Intermediate School, Central Intermediate School generally performs worse.

365

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,876

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Chaffer Ave
Roxana, IL 62084-1126

(618) 254-7594

District: Roxana CUSD 1

Students who attend Central Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Roxana Junior High School
High:	Roxana Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.7%

Two or more races:

7.9%

African American:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Illinois avg44%

1,300^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

552^nd of 811Roxana CUSD 1 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1300 of 2056	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1232 of 2067	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1181 of 2077	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1164 of 2082	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	1071 of 1948	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1055 of 2086	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1185 of 2037	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	1175 of 2044	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.8	973 of 2046	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.9	1185 of 2052	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.7	1036 of 2093	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	1136 of 2167	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.8	1047 of 2166	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	935 of 2147	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.8	440 of 2139	79.4%	★★★★☆
2009	67.4	826 of 2120	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.4	1030 of 2092	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.0	1230 of 2095	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.4	1128 of 2086	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.3	1225 of 2022	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.2	1157 of 2030	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	54.8	1115 of 2020	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	488 of 692	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	543 of 1049	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	420 of 886	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	310 of 907	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1317 of 1942	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1278 of 1942	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1219 of 1957	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	1095 of 1970	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	1056 of 1680	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	1125 of 2019	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1189 of 1964	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	1088 of 1800	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	841 of 1793	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	896 of 1808	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	742 of 1763	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	366 of 1514	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	679 of 1816	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	1015 of 1765	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	1182 of 1947	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1076 of 1959	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	1017 of 1984	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	1070 of 1977	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	945 of 1707	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	928 of 2019	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	1053 of 1972	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	27.9	58 of 95	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	63 of 78	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	849 of 1292	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	680 of 1195	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	578 of 1156	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	556 of 1113	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	341 of 640	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	639 of 1194	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	258 of 763	66.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1237 of 1389	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1183 of 1392	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1208 of 1419	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1229 of 1425	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1106 of 1308	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1131 of 1462	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1230 of 1463	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)48th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)39th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2023)29th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Mathematics33%-6 vs state

Science31%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Intermediate School	Public	3-5	601 Chaffer Ave	Roxana	62084	Madison County	Roxana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-7594	365	24	15.3	57.5%	302 (82.7%)	21 (5.8%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	35.6	1300^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.8%		36.6	1232^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	40.4%	68	30.7	39.4	34.5	43.4	39.2	42.6	29.1	24.8	32.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7		$14,876	$1,155	$13,721
Lewis-Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 E Lorena Ave	Wood River	62095	Madison County	Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-4354	236	24	9.7	80.1%	178 (75.4%)	18 (7.6%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (11.4%)	36.6	1289^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.3%		38.4	1191^st of 2067 public elementary schools	42.4%	98	28.6	24.3	54.8	51.4	42.7	35.1	22.6	28.6	29.1	98.7	98.3	98.3	98.3		97.8	97.8		$17,509	$1,463	$16,046
Eastwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1030 3rd St	East Alton	62024	Madison County	East Alton School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 433-2101	393	37	10.5	41.0%	287 (73.0%)	66 (16.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	19.7	1676^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.5%		28.1	1462^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	29.3%	214	20.0	27.3	26.9	39.4	31.2	22.7	14.1	16.9	17.7	89.4	89.7	89.7	89.7	90.4	89.4	89.7		$16,968	$1,376	$15,592
Hartford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 W 2nd St	Hartford	62048	Madison County	Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-9814	172	12	14.1	72.7%	136 (79.1%)	9 (5.2%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.0%)	32.5	1372^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	33.3%		37.1	1219^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.0%	153	33.3	29.4	38.5	66.7	42.9	29.4	7.7	16.7	19.0	94.3	94.9	94.9	94.9		96.2	94.3	38.9	$13,054	$1,463	$11,591
South Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	414 Indiana Ave	South Roxana	62087	Madison County	Roxana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-7591	450	31	14.7	59.3%	348 (77.3%)	28 (6.2%)	20 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.3%)								(n/a)										99.6	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.6	99.3	99.1	21.2	$16,885	$1,172	$15,713
Bethalto East Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	309 Albers Pl	Bethalto	62010	Madison County	Bethalto CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 377-7250	387	27	14.5	51.9%	328 (84.8%)	23 (5.9%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)								(n/a)										95.7	96.5	96.5	96.5	98.1	96.5	96.8	18.4	$13,762	$2,069	$11,693
Bethalto East/ Region III K-3 CLI	Public	K-3	309 Albers Pl	Bethalto	62010	Madison County	Region III Special Educational Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 462-1031	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Parkside Primary School	Public	2-3	600 E Central St	Bethalto	62010	Madison County	Bethalto CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 377-4100	321	22	14.4	55.1%	278 (86.6%)	13 (4.0%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)								(n/a)		34.9			34.9	40.1			40.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4		$13,817	$1,045	$12,772
East Elementary School	Public	3-5	1035 Washington Ave	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 463-2130	415	32	12.9	64.8%	188 (45.3%)	139 (33.5%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (15.2%)	32.2	1381^st of 2056 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.5	1381^st of 2067 public elementary schools	33.2%		25.4	28.7	39.6	47.7	38.4	31.6	35.8	20.5	29.5	97.1	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.1		$16,233	$2,785	$13,448
Meadowbrook Intermediate School	Public	4-5	111 W Roosevelt Dr	Moro	62067	Madison County	Bethalto CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 377-7270	344	22	15.6	48.0%	304 (88.4%)	7 (2.0%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	48	1037^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.6%		57	781^st of 2067 public elementary schools	62.2%	256	39.1		47.9	54.7	51.3		30.8	31.8	31.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		$13,909	$917	$12,992

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Intermediate School

What is the racial makeup of Central Intermediate School?

Students at Central Intermediate School are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Central Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Central Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roxana Junior High School
High : Roxana Senior High School

Is Central Intermediate School a good school?

Central Intermediate School ranks 1300^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Central Intermediate School in?

Roxana CUSD 1

How many students attend Central Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Central Intermediate School.

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